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Sleaze: immoral\, s
ordid\, and corrupt behavior or material.No band epitomizes Hollywoo
d sleaze more than Faster Pussycat. Countless bands have adopted their loo
k and demeanor in order to try and ride the Hollywood have to success. Mos
t fail. For those bands it’s a costume…an act. For Faster Pussycat it’s a
way of life. They said it best in their own song “Sex\, drugs & Rockn-Roll
” off their 2006 album “The Power and the Glory Hole”. However don’t bemistaken\, they are much more than an image. First and foremost they ar
e a rock n roll band that has put out consistently great records and given
it all on stage\, where it counts the most. Singer Taime Downe formed the
band in 1985\, taking its name from the cultclassic Russ Meyer film
Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! In 1987 they released their selftitled debut
album which went gold. The album was loaded with sexual innuendo and brav
ado and struck a nerve in the glam rock community\, though they were alway
s a little more down and dirty than glam. During that time they were inter
viewed and played two songs (Cathouse and Bathroom Wall) in thedocum
entary film “The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years.
The documentary captured the general vibe of the Sunset Strip bands durin
g that time period\, with Faster Pussycat being featured front and center.
In 1989 they released the album “Wake me when it’s over”\, which spawned
the massive top 25 hit single “House of Pain” propelling them beyond the s
unset stripto worldwide acclaim. They received substantial airtime o
n MTV for the video and toured with some of the biggest bands in history:
Guns n Roses\, Motorhead\, Motley Crue\, Kiss\, Alice Cooper and many more
. They were able to reach fans all across the world and the sunset strip s
eemed endless as fans clamored for a tasteof the famed Faster Pussyc
at sleaze. The album went gold and to this day many hail “House of Pain” a
s one of the greatest power ballads of all time. The band’s line-up
during this time was Taime Downe (vocals)\, Greg Steele (guitar)\, Brent M
uscat (guitar)\, Kelly Nickels (bass) and Mark Michaels (drums). In 1992
the band released the album Whipped and toured in support of it. Following
the tour the band broke up\, with each member heading in separatemusical
directions.Taime Downe decided to go in a more industrial rock direc
tion working with the band Pigface before forming the band the Newlydeads.
The Newlydeads put out three albums. Their self-titled debut\, a remix al
bum titled “Re-bound” and “Dead End”.In 2001 Taime Downe decided it
was time to get Faster Pussycat back together to give the world another do
se of the Hollywood Sleaze that had all but disappeared during the grunge
era. Muscat and Steele rejoined the band along with TheNewlydeads Xr
istian Simon\, Danny Nordahl and Chad Stewart.Faster Pussycat quickl
y put out a collection of industrial remixes of the band’s early songs pro
duced by Downe and played to enthusiastic crowds around the world. During
this time Muscat and Steele left again. 2006 saw the band’s first full-len
gth release in 14 years\, “The Power & The GloryHole” and proved that unde
r Taime’s leadership the band was in good hands. 2009 saw the release of a
live album “Front Row for the Donkey Show”. Bothwere put out by Ful
l Effect and the reviews were positive.In 2010 guitarist Ace Von Joh
nson joined Faster Pussycat cementing the current line-up. The interjectio
n of fresh blood into the band was immediately noticeableas his youthful h
igh energy and virtuoso performance rejuvenated the band andtheir li
ve performances. It was like 1987 again.Faster Pussycat is currently
working on a new EP and doing what they’ve always done\, touring heavily\
, rocking the fuck out of every venue they play and keeping the spirit of
Hollywood Sleaze alive and well.